Summer: Week 8

This past week started out just as Sunday afternoons should...with naps!  I take a nap every Sunday afternoon (if I can); I can't live without them!  But, they are especially good when my little man joins me:)  He didn't stay here for very long because I wouldn't have been able to sleep well and neither would he, but it was amazing while it lasted!

We then headed to Papa's to swim and our friends joined us.  We were too busy swimming to get any pictures, but we went and played at their house after.  Lucas had fun on her little bouncy horse:)

Monday morning Lucas got on his own little toy, only it doesn't bounce.  He's got to push his feet to make it move forward.  We have been practicing and he finally figured it out!!

We then headed to town later that day and we put Lucas' hat on.  Somehow he figured out how to turn it sideways and he looked like a little gansta:)

Tuesday morning he had some yogurt with his breakfast and things got a little crazy!!  He started out eating very well with a spoon.  A little messy, but no big deal:)

Then when he got to the bottom, he turned it over to get some more out and it all of the sudden became like fingerpaint!  It was everywhere:)

Since he loved this so much, that afternoon we pulled out the play dough!!!  I'd never given it to him before, but he really liked it.  We also got the crayons out too and he liked them okay, but he was more interested in putting them back in their box:)

On Wednesday, we headed to our new town of Broken Arrow!  Nick had to sign his contract at Coweta and Mom, Cassie and I worked on my classroom:)  Uncle Callen babysat Lucas while he napped!  They have such a good time together.  Nick and I also met with a sitter for Lucas.  I think it's going to work out very well!  We then met Mom, Aunt Cassie and Uncle Callen at Texas Roadhouse for dinner.  So yummy!!  I'm pretty sure they were staring at Lucas' at this point!

Thursday we got our house ready for a garage sale!  We are moving, so we have cleaned out closets and our shed and we had some things to get rid of.  We sold quite a bit.  We had it Friday and Saturday morning starting at 7a.  At 6:30a on Friday, the first lady showed up!  That's when I took this;)

People stopped coming about 11:30a and Nick decided to show off his mad basketball spinning skills and Lucas got a little too close:(  Nick caught him with his fingernail and Lucas got some battle wounds.

Nick felt so bad!  Poor guy.  Lucas barely cried and he smiled at Daddy while he cleaned it all up:)  We're all good!!

We sold most everything Friday which was good because we had to close up shop early on Saturday for a wedding between my dear step-sister Kendall and her man Cameron:)  Mom took some pictures, but I haven't gotten any off her camera yet.  I stole this of the lovely bride and groom from Facebook!!

We had a lot of fun and got a lot done, but we still have so much to do!

We listed our house with a realtor today, so please pray it will sell fast!!!  I'd greatly appreciate it.

All in all, another busy week, but another great one!!!

Summer: Week 7

This week was another busy one and I didn't do very well at documenting:(

Sunday after Sunday School, we all spend time in our classroom oohing and aahing over the babies:)  We were able to get a pretty good shot of Lucas and his little (I say little, even though he's taller!) friend Brody!

Monday we went to the lake and I had my camera, but I spent my time skiing so I wasn't able to take any pictures.  I hadn't skied in so long and I was sore, but it was so fun!!!

Tuesday Nick had to go to Coweta (a post about that later) so Lucas and I spent our time at Mimi's.  We played in the pool and then when Poppy got home he shared his drink:)  Lucas loves drinking out of a straw!

Wednesday was the 4th of July!  The only picture I got of Lucas was in our hallway right before we went to some friends for the evening.  I don't know what my deal was this week!

We spent the day laying out by Papa's pool then we went to our friend's that evening.  I was burnt, burnt, burnt!!  Our Sunday School teacher's wife took this picture of my friends Mika and Keylie and me!

On any given day you can find Lucas in his room surrounded by his books!  He just loves looking through them.  He stays in there for a long time and is totally content.  So cute and I hope that love for reading continues!

And Friday we did something crazy!  Well not too crazy, but a little scary...we put our house up for sale!!!  Again, I'll post about this soon, but be praying for it to sell!!!!

And that's it for pictures from last week.  I told you it was bad:(  I promise I'm doing better this week!

Even though I don't have very many pictures, it was another good week!!!!!!

Summer: Week 6

Gosh, another fun and busy week!

**Warning: A lot of pictures in this post!!

It started off with Lucas' first time with a sprinkler!  He absolutely loved running through it and getting his face in it:)

Then we went to Papa's and Nana took a picture of me reading him a story!  I love this picture:)  He looks so happy!!

Then on Tuesday, Nick and I dropped Lucas' off at Papa's and headed to Dallas for our 4th anniversary trip!!!

Our first destination was the outlet mall!  Nick got me my first Coach for my anniversary!  I was so excited:)

We then checked into our hotel, got dressed and headed out to eat!

My sweet cousin and his wife had just been to Dallas and recommended Rafain Brazilian Steakhouse:) It was delicious and since we told them we were down for our anniversary, they brought us special dessert!  It was really sweet:)

We also got this picture of Lucas that day.  Grammy picked him up and he loved swimming and playing outside with her:)

We then headed to Studio Movie Grill to see "Rock of Ages".  Hey, it's our anniversary...we are staying out late!!!  We walked into the movie and it was set up like a little restaurant...you sat in big arm chairs (office style) and sat at a table.  You pushed a little red button and a waiter came around and took your order!  It was so fun:)  We had just had a huge meal and dessert, so a Diet Coke was all I needed! So fun, though:)

The next morning, we got up and headed to Ikea!!!  We had a blast.  Nick had never been and he was very impressed!

We ate lunch at In 'n Out!!  It was so yummy and the menu is hilarious...so simple!  It was also very cheap:)  Loved it!

Mimi met Grammy in Claremore and kept Lucas for the rest of the trip!  Mimi (my mom) didn't even make Lucas wear a swimsuit:)

Then, since I'm married to a history buff and we are big Kennedy nerds and as a little ode to my dad, we headed to the Sixth Floor Museum where JFK was shot!  I had been when I was younger, but Nick had never been.  Also, we had just watched "The Kennedy's" HBO mini-series, so it was a really neat thing to see.  It's just the saddest story:(

Here's the famous window where Lee Harvey Oswald stood

Sittin on the grassy knoll

Nick standing on the "X" where JFK's car was

And Dealey Plaza where the crowd of people were watching him

After that, we cooled off a little and headed to the Texas Rangers baseball game.  Nick's such a huge baseball fan and wants to see as many ballparks as he can in his lifetime.  He really loves the Cardinals, but he just loves baseball, so if we're in a town that has a team, we will try and go see them:)

A little batting practice before the game

The view from our seats

Josh Hamilton

The guy in the green shirt in the front row is President George Bush, the man in the navy sitting next to him is Nolan Ryan (famous Rangers player and now owner), the lady in the white is Nolan's wife, and the lady in the aqua is First Lady Laura:)  So fun spotting them!

And me and my man before the games started!  Don't worry, the seats were full during the game:)  Haha!

We had a great time with each other!  It was needed more than I can even tell you:)  Thursday morning, we headed home.  We got to Mom's house and Lucas played outside and swam and Nick looked funny watching him, so I took a picture:)

We headed home on Friday and spent the rest of the weekend cooking for a baby shower!  Lucas loved to help:)

It was a great little vaca with my man, but we missed Lucas so much too!  Another great week:)

Can't believe it's already July!!!

Summer: Week 5

This week started with Father's Day!

This boy loves his daddy so much!  They are best buds:)

They had so much fun on the boat!  Nick and Megan were both with Rock on Father's Day and Megan's husband Bo was with his dad, too:)  We got a picture of all of them together!

Lucas just loved being on the lake!  Don't worry, the boat was already parked in this picture!  Haha:)

And my little family!  Love these boys more than they'll ever know!

Monday, we swam at Mimi's and she gave him a popsicle, which he loved...

Then we ate dinner at Grammy and Grampy's and he played in the sandbox finally!  She's had it for a few weeks and he's been kind of scared of it, but I think he got over his fear:)  This is especially good because we're going to Florida in a few weeks and I want him to like the beach!

Wednesday we went to Tulsa and hung out with Mimi, Aunt Cassie and Uncle Callen!!!  We had Freddie's for dinner:)

And on Thursday he got a much needed haircut.  We took him to the beauty salon when he was just about 6 months old for his first haircut, but ever since then Nick has cut it.  We usually cut it every 5 weeks, but it had been at least 2 months!  The past few times Nick has cut it, Lucas has just screamed and cried and has ended up hugging me toward the end and getting hair all over me, so we decided to take him back to the salon!

He did great:)  He sat still for Johna the entire time!  She did a great job cutting it, was so quick, and only charged $5!  Definitely worth it:)

He looked so big afterward!

That night we went to a "Celebrating Home" party at a friend's house and he got to lick the brownie spoon!  To say he liked it is the understatement of the century:)

The next day we went to see Daddy at his game.  I don't think I've watched a full inning of baseball yet this year!  Lucas has me running and following him all over the place!  When he does take a moment to sit and watch and he sees his Daddy on the field, he gets so excited!  He yells "Daddy" and immediately wants down to go see him.  He doesn't want to let him out of his sight!

And on Saturday, I went to my dear friend Heather's baby shower.  It was the cutest shower with the theme "About to Pop".  There were cake pops and flavored popcorn!   It was darling.  She's darling too and we got to see our friend Jessica who's due the same day as Heather!  Wish I could see these girls more often!

Another end to a great week and looking forward to what this one has in store!!!